BZE RADIO Technology Show PODCASTS

BZE Radio’s Technology Show focuses on the science and technology that can reduce the impacts of climate change – climate solutions. It is produced by Beyond Zero Emissions and broadcast on Fridays: 8:30 – 9:00 am from 3CR Community Radio in Melbourne and aired on other stations around Australia.

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Nigel Morris, Business Development Director at Solar Analytics, a real time solar energy system monitoring platform. Nigel Morris is a 25 year solar industry veteran, industry advocate and talks about the integration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in our homes, He also busts [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Alistair Leith from Sustainable Energy Now (SEN) which is an independent Perth-based association which promotes practical, affordable strategies for a sustainable global future by the adoption of renewable energy. "Alistair Leith” [Photo supplied] BZE Technology Radio Show: 2 February 2018: Podcast [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Clare Paynter, Graduate Engineer, Congestion Modelling at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Clare wears many hats! Clare was Conference Chair for the very successful National Electric Energy Conference 2017 (EECON 2017) held in Melbourne recently and she is also on the committee [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio's Anthony Daniele and Matt Grantham talk to Chris Mrakas, CEO and co-founder of Matter Solar, a Melbourne start-up providing solar for renters. Matter was built to service Australia's 2.1 millions renters so they can get solar and a better energy experience. Landlords can install a [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio's Anthony Daniele and Matt Grantham talk to Simon Corbell, who was appointed as the first Victorian Renewable Energy Advocate in December 2016 (for the Victorian government) to promote the state's renewable energy sector, provide independent advice to the Victorian Government and assist the state [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Dr April Reside, a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland (UQ), who is working on the National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) Threatened Species Hub, by finding refuges for Australian threatened species. April's prior PhD research focused on climate [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Associate Professor James Watson is Principal Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, at University of Queensland (UQ) and Director of Science and Research Initiative at the Wildlife Conservation Society. James was recently elected the global president of the Society for Conservation Biology. He is [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Professor Will Steffen, of the Fenner School of Environment & Society at ANU, about the human impacts of climate change. Australia’s critical window of opportunity to tackle climate change is closing, with a new landmark report, Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action, from the Prof [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Tony Pfeiffer, new Managing Director of Enova Energy, Australia's first community-owned renewable energy retailer. Tony talks about Enova's growth and expanding contribution to the country's clean energy target, despite the political issues in the federal government. "In many places around Australia similar local [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Dr Stuart Johnston, Executive Director, Assets and Network Transformation at Energy Networks Australia (ENA), for a return interview (part 2) due to popular demand. This time about ENA's network opportunity maps. The Australian Renewable Energy Mapping Infrastructure (AREMI) web portal is a [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio's Anthony Daniele and Matt Grantham talk to Dr Genevieve Simpson from the University of WA (UWA), whose recent PhD research, suggests that electricity network operators may be ‘pushing back’ on additional grid-connected solar capacity – even if there aren’t explicit policies or regulations in place [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Clare Painter, ClimateWorks Australia's Project Manager and lead author of "The State of Electric Vehicles in Australia" report (June 2017). While EV's currently only make up 0.1% of the Australian vehicle market, the report found that EV uptake, policy and consumer attitudes [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Imogen Jubb, National Manager for BZE's expanding Zero Carbon Communities program. Imogen talks about the new Zero Carbon Communities Guide is for community groups and councils who want to see rapid local progress towards zero emission targets. "Our vision is an ever-growing network of communities [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio speaks to Lily Dempster from The Neighbourhood Effect, a new not-for-profit organisation based in Canberra, whose purpose is to enable Australians to reduce their carbon footprints in a quantifiable way, by beginning a new habit. Lily is a 28 year old climate activist from [...]

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio speaks to Brent Clark, Director and Co-founder at ​Wattblock which specializes in cutting energy costs for strata by up to 80%. The analytics engine was designed and built by co-founder Ross McIntyre. Wattblock uses data analytics to estimate energy waste in buildings by comparing [...]